419 scam: "James B. Comey"<scott@approvedauto.us> RE:FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I) (4/11/2014).

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ashiteyadjei.m909@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James B. Comey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbi_jamescomey04@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 10:35:51 +0100
Subject: RE:FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I) (4/11/2014).

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

RE:FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I)

Attention:

It is my pleasure to inform you that ATM CARD Number: 47340002117489099 have been approved and upgraded in your favour today. Your Personal Identification
Number is 8034. The ATM CARD Value is US$10.5Million Only. You are allowed a maximum daily limit of $5,000.00 USD. You can make withdrawal at any location
of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you as it is fully inter switch.

Arrangements have been concluded to release your payment as soon as possible in our bid for transparency in line with the up-coming presidential election
in Ghana, and as such all outstanding beneficiaries' payments have been signed off by the President of Ghana, Dr. John Dramani Mahama

You are to contact Mr. Samuel Ashitey of the ATM Card center for further directive(s) with the information below:

Contact person: Mr. Samuel Ashitey
Director Of ATM Master Card Payment Department
Tele Phone: +233246399746
Email: ashiteyadjei.m909@gmail.com

Best Regards,
James B. Comey Jnr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J.. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA

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